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La bataille de l'eau lourde

Original title: Kampen om tungtvannet
  • 1948
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
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La bataille de l'eau lourde (1948)
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A factual reconstruction of the sabotage which took place to prevent Germany from getting the heavy water needed to make an atomic bomb during World War II.A factual reconstruction of the sabotage which took place to prevent Germany from getting the heavy water needed to make an atomic bomb during World War II.A factual reconstruction of the sabotage which took place to prevent Germany from getting the heavy water needed to make an atomic bomb during World War II.

  • Directors
    • Jean Dréville
    • Titus Vibe-Müller
  • Writers
    • Jean Marin
    • Arild Feldborg
    • Diana Robertson
  • Stars
    • Raoul Dautry
    • Frédéric Joliot-Curie
    • Lew Kowarski
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    647
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    • Directors
      • Jean Dréville
      • Titus Vibe-Müller
    • Writers
      • Jean Marin
      • Arild Feldborg
      • Diana Robertson
    • Stars
      • Raoul Dautry
      • Frédéric Joliot-Curie
      • Lew Kowarski
    • 8User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Raoul Dautry
    Raoul Dautry
    • Self - Rustningsminister
    Frédéric Joliot-Curie
    Frédéric Joliot-Curie
    • Self - Professor
    • (as Joliot-Curie)
    Lew Kowarski
    Lew Kowarski
    • Self - Laboratoriesjef
    H.H. Halban
    H.H. Halban
    • Self - Professor
    Allier
    • Self - Sprengstoff-offiser
    • (as Jacues A)
    Holme
    • Oberst Wilson
    • (as Major Holme)
    Jourdier
    • Liaisonoffiser
    • (as Major Jourdier)
    Stibbard
    • R.A.F.-offiser
    • (as Major Stibbard)
    Øyvind Øyen
    • Leif Tronstad - Major Professor
    Jens A. Poulsson
    Jens A. Poulsson
    • Self - Fenrik
    • (as Jens-Anton Poulsson)
    Johannes Eckhoff
    Johannes Eckhoff
    • Knut Haugland - Fenrik
    Arne Kjelstrup
    Arne Kjelstrup
    • Self - Sersjant
    Claus Helberg
    Claus Helberg
    • Self - Sersjant
    Henki Kolstad
    • Einar Skinnarland - Sersjant
    Claus Wiese
    Claus Wiese
    • Joachim Rønneberg - Fenrik
    Knut Haukelid
    Knut Haukelid
    • Self - Fenrik
    Andreas Aabel
    • Kasper Idland - Fenrik
    Hans Storhaug
    Hans Storhaug
    • Self - Sersjant
    • Directors
      • Jean Dréville
      • Titus Vibe-Müller
    • Writers
      • Jean Marin
      • Arild Feldborg
      • Diana Robertson
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    8Global_Marketing_Pros

    Atomic Energy Commission Post War advisory confirmation with Univ of Chicago concerning security studies with military science

    "In April 1946, the University of Chicago agreed to operate Argonne National Laboratory, with an association of Midwestern universities offering to sponsor the research. Argonne thereby became the first "national" laboratory. It did not, however, remain at its original location in the Argonne forest. In 1947, it moved farther west from the "Windy City" to a new site on Illinois farmland. When Alvin Weinberg visited Argonne's director, Walter Zinn, in 1947, he asked him what kind of reactor was to be built at the new site. When Zinn described a heavy-water reactor operating at one-tenth the power of the Materials Testing Reactor under design at Oak Ridge, Weinberg joked it would be simpler if Zinn took the Oak Ridge design and operated the Materials Testing Reactor at one-tenth capacity. The joke proved unintentionally prophetic."

    The S-50 plant used convection to separate the isotopes in thousands of tall columns. It was built next to the K-25 power plant, which provided the necessary steam. Much less efficient than K-25, the S-50 plant was torn down after the war.

    Concerned that the Atomic Energy Commission research program might become too academic, Lilienthal established a committee of industrial advisers, and during a November visit to Oak Ridge, he discussed with Clark Center, manager of Carbide & Carbon, a subsidiary of Union Carbide Corporation at Oak Ridge, the possibility of the company assuming management of the Laboratory.

    Prince Henry (of Prussia) Arriving in Washington and Visiting the German Embassy (1902). Evidently, with Prince Henry of Prussia according to the principles of science and its dangers their were already concerns with the applications of new science with military applications. The Hohenzollern (1902/II), "Kaiser Wilhelm's splendid yacht at the 34th St. Pier, New York. Taken at the exact moment of Prince Henry's arrival, and the raising of the royal standard." If Royalty knew of these necessary precautions to citizen welfare then what was the necessity of the warfare WWI and WWII. The quality of management control I presume?

    Thus, did the commandos of Operation Swallow volunteer for a military mission, or a business plan, based on the security principles of Laboratory management? Because supposedly their were no survivors, and the ones who were caught in Europe ordered to be executed. Of the 400 man commando team the survivors who were captured were executed under orders of the German Army against subversion, and espionage acts of the State of Germany.

    The Führer No. 003830/42 g. Kdos. OKW/WFSt, Führer HQ, 18 Oct. 1942, (signed) Adolph Hitler; Translation of Document no. 498-PS, Office of U.S. Chief of Counsel, certified true copy Kipp Major, declassified DOD 5200.30 March 23, 1983, reproduced at the U.S. National Archives.

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    10Old man from scene 24

    Some of the actors are the real men who performed this difficult operation in 1943

    This movie is a half-documentary...and it is pretty interesting....

    This is a good movie...based on the true story of how a bunch of norwegian saboturs managed to stop the heavy water production in Rukjan, Norway and the deliverance of the rest of the heavy water to Germany.

    This movie isn't perfect and it could have been a bit better... the best part of the movie is that some of the saboturs are played by themselves!!!

    If you're interested in history of WWII and film this is a movie that's worth a look!!
    10harald-arnesen

    An Important Part of Norway's History

    I've received this movie from a cousin in Norway and had to convert it from Norwegian to American format with a copied video. Comparing this film (1948) with the Heroes of Telemark (1965), Kampen om Tungtvannet (The Struggle for the Heavy Water) casts the saboteurs themselves, playing their respective roles, though actors were also cast to play the roles of the saboteurs who have given their lives in Norway's struggle for freedom in later campaigns. The plot is in four languages: Norwegian along with French, German and English (complete with Norwegian subtitles).

    Impressive during this course of history was what led to the struggle. French scientists were interested in obtaining some two hundred kilograms of heavy water from Norsk Hydro in Vemork to take back to France in order to do lab studies on its effectiveness. Simultaneously, the Nazis, too, were interested in obtaining heavy water to build a secret weapon. The French were worried that the Nazis might take an early lead by invading Norway, and through secret codes, their man carefully eluded Nazi spies on his trip to Oslo where he received the heavy water and making it back without hindrance. He was watched by two spies as he boarded an airliner, but they did not see him hop out on the other side where he crossed the tarmac to another plane nearby where his cargo was waiting for him. This clever trick worked by using the airliner as a decoy that the Nazis later forced down in Hamburg.

    However, the invasion of Norway on the morning of April 9, 1940, the Nazis took over Norsk Hydro and it was up to the Norwegian Underground and British intelligence in London to take action. Professor Leif Trondstad volunteered the services of eleven young Norwegians; the "Swallow" and "Gunnerside" groups who would successfully sabotage the heavy water production in Vemork. This was shown in detail on how they actually carried out the operation, including the sinking of the ferryboat after the Nazis abandoned Norsk Hydro to take the shipment of heavy water on rail cars to Berlin.

    The quality of the film was fair though there were many splices in the film. I highly recommend this film to anyone interested in World War II history.
    action-6

    Pretty solid stuff

    "Kampen om tungtvannet"("The Battle for the heavy-water") is a movie about how Norwegian saboteurs destroyed the factory at Rjukan, which produced heavy-water, which again was vital for making a German atomic-bomb. Some of the guys playing the Norwegian saboteurs are the real men, who risked their lives by blowing up the factory at Rjukan. The acting isn`t the best, but remember that the movie is from 1948, and the fact that this is no American blockbuster. If you can forgive it for having these flaws, you should be able to enjoy it. 7/10
    10ceasetoamaze

    goes to show that a movie does not need to be good,to be great.

    by saying that,I mean that this is not a well made movie but it's a very good version of the real event and the best depiction so far.and if you are a WW2 buff then this is a treat for you,cause there are three out of four saboteur members playing roles in this movie. It's theater acting at best but then this is still as said before a semi documentary.

    Me personally am a die hard fan of our nearly over-human heroes of the second world war,and there should be hundreds of these movies showing us what they did so it won't get forgotten by next generations.Cause nowadays kids doesn't read books,they watch movies.

    So if you want a action extravaganza,rent Private Ryan,this is the truth about lingering pain,outrageous endurance and the will to fight when all seems lost.

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      Many of the actual people involved in the sabotage retold in this movie, play themselves reenacting the actual events.
    • Connections
      Edited into Jens-Anton Poulsson - tungtvannssabotør og fjellmann (2008)

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    • Release date
      • February 13, 1948 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Norway
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • Norwegian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
    • Filming locations
      • Rjukan, Telemark, Norway
    • Production companies
      • Hero-Film
      • Trident
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 20m(80 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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